St. Pete hopes to have its very own South by Southwest-style festival with Et Cultura.

The festival takes place at various St. Pete venues Wednesday through Sunday. Badges granting access to all events cost $75 general admission, with individual rush concert tickets if the venue hasn’t reached capacity.

Like South by Southwest, Et Cultura features a mixture of music, film, art and interactive media. But the biggest draw is its music lineup, which includes nationally-known names like recently reunited U.K. shoegaze pioneers Slowdive as well as Florida artists such as Bradenton-based Americana act Have Gun, Will Travel, who play Saturday at the stage on Baum Avenue.

Here are the five shows we’re most excited to see at Et Cultura.

Son Volt (Thursday, State Theatre): After the break-up of ’90s alt-country act Uncle Tupelo, which also featured Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Jay Farrar formed this group that's still going strong. Folk musician William Tyler (Lambchop, The Silver Jews) and Tampa roots duo The Hummingbirds open.

Cloud Nothings (Friday, Jannus Live): The Cleveland indie rock band have released multiple critically acclaimed records, most recently this year’s “Life Without Sound.” Atlanta punks The Coathangers and St. Pete symphony tribute The Florida Bjorkestra open.

Waxahatchee (Friday, State Theatre): Singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield, formerly of Birmingham punk band P.S. Eliot, has released multiple records under this name, including this year’s “Out in the Storm.” Fellow Merge Records-signed act Ought and Tampa indie group DieAlps! open.

Slowdive (Saturday, Jannus Live): The ’90s U.K. shoegaze act play this sole Florida show supporting their excellent new self-titled reunion record, their first album in 22 years. ’60s proto-electronic group Silver Apples and St. Pete ambient act Infinite Third open.

Talib Kweli (Saturday, State Theatre): After performing with Mos Def in the rap duo Black Star, Kweli embarked on a prolific solo career, including "Radio Silence," which comes out Friday. New York instrumental group The Budos Band and Orlando garage-soul act The Sh-Booms open.

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